Chicken Lo Mein with Vegetables

This Chicken Lo Mein with Vegetables is scrumptious and easy to make at home. Use fresh egg noodles or spaghetti/linguine, add fresh chicken and veggies, and you’re rewarded with a flavorful and healthy meal. Ten times better than any takeout!

The Baby just turned 5 years old. Rhetorical questions like Where does the time go? and When did that happen? fluttered around my brain all week. It seems like that sweet baby boy popped into the world on a snowy February day just yesterday. Ok, not yesterday. But you get it.

The Baby has been cheerfully spending his birthday week in utter bliss that he’s “Finally a Big Five!” Now, maybe his older bros will show him some respect! Me…I’ve been walking the recent days in a state of nostalgia and bittersweet emotions.

I am going to cry my eyes out the day that kid goes off to kinder. It’s so obvious I’ll need a day of retail therapy or something…

I’ll save any further sappy mommy thoughts for another day.

Moving on. Yeah, we’re talking food!

It does all tie in, actually. Because each of my little guys can slurp up noodles like there’s no tomorrow. And the birthday boy’s favorite ingredient? Mushrooms. Not a typo. My 5-year-old requested mushrooms for dinner. Sure, I could have just given him a bowl of them and he’d be thrilled. But I couldn’t. Let’s include a few more items from the food pyramid, shall we?

Thus, I whipped up a nice batch of this Chinese Chicken Lo Mein with Vegetables and Mushrooms. (I shortened the title, because I can’t keep typing that.)

Generally speaking, the meat and veggies are always best when stir-fried separately, and then added back in with the cooked/seasoned noodles at the end.

When each component tastes great on its own, the end result is a put-together dish that is incredibly delicious.

Season the chicken and veggies and saute until the aroma drives everyone ravenous. Then, simply stir it all together with your cooked/seasoned noodles. Viola!

If you can’t find fresh egg noodles, just use regular dried spaghetti or linguine noodles. I used dried fettuccine noodles this time, because it’s all I had. (And it’s February, and I’m not going back to the store.)

We like thinly sliced napa cabbaage for this lo mein. I’ve also used broccoli and carrots in chow mein with much success. Feel free to go with your favorite veggie combo. Use Asian shiitake mushrooms, mini bella mushrooms, or button ones. Shiitake mushrooms in dried form (to be rehydrated at home) boasts an earthy, aromatic flavor you won’t find in other mushroom varieties. To make it meatless, simply forgo the protein.

You’ll be hard pressed to find a more versatile, flexible, and mouthwatering weeknight meal than this yummy lo mein. I just devoured my last bite of it a minute ago… YUM-a-licious!

In a large, heavy pot, bring well-salted water to a boil. Cook noodles just until al dente, according to package. Do not overcook. Drain, rinse with cold water in a colander, and toss with 3 TB sesame oil. Set aside.

In same wok/pan, add 2 TB cooking oil on medium-high until hot. Add minced garlic and sliced Napa cabbage, with ¼ cup water and ⅛ tsp salt. Cover and stir occasionally about 7 minutes or until cabbage is soft and wilted. Transfer to plate with chicken/mushrooms.

Add back the chicken/mushroom mixture, Napa cabbage, and all their juices to the wok of noodles.

Stir and cook on medium high until lo mein mixture is fully heated through. Serve warm, with sliced scallions as garnish.

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Source: Chew Out Loud

Make more of your own Chinese takeout at home. Try this Fried Rice, which is chock full of good ingredients:

If noodles are what you’re hungry for, a heaping bowl of Dan-Dan Noodles will hit the spot!

If you like mochi, you can’t go through life without trying this Red Bean Mochi at least once. They are crazy easy, soft and chewy, and ridiculously dee-licious! One of the few desserts I can’t stop stuffing my mouth with.

Comments

Boy Howdy do I relate to the child going off to kindergarten—-going somewhere without you. I had the same feeling as each of my two boys drove off in cars without me. There was a change in how we related to each other and the world. Bittersweet is the appropriate word. I sure hope this Lo Mein noodle recipe works for me. I LOVE Lo Mein. Hang in there——

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